1944

Ed Park's 1936 Ford Convertible of Marshall, Missouri. Ed's '36 was originally restyled by Red Swanson of Portland, Oregon in 1944. R.I. Steere of Tacoma, Washington continued restyling it in the early 1950s. Ed bought the car in 1959. After buying it, he parked it in his parent's chicken house until 1977. In 1977 he started a restoration that he completed in 1983. Since then the car has gone through a couple of iterations. Ed still owned the car in 2020. He had thousands of miles on the car since the restoration, and he was still working on it.

Ray Russell's Gadabout of Detroit, Michigan. Built largely from aluminum and magnesium, Russell believed his car had post was possibilities. The build was completed in 1944.

SCTA News December 1944

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In 1944, Gene Winfield opened his first shop in Modesto, California. Gene ran the shop together with two of his brothers.

Custom Cars Built or Completed in 1944

Red Swanson's 1936 Ford Convertible

Homebuilt Cars of 1944

Ray Russell's Gadabout